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After graduating from medical school I entered an internal medicine residency at Duke University. While I enjoyed what I was doing, after practicing as an internist for a year, I found my true passion which was radiology. I completed a radiology residency at Stanford University with a mini-fellowship in MRI, followed by a full fellowship in ultrasound at the University of California San Francisco. While this is a comprehensive ultrasound fellowship, the focus was on OB/Gyn scanning. I am now in a great private practice in Monterey, CA which is an amazing place to live. I am also a visiting clinical professor at Stanford. I continue to teach the residents there and lecture on ultrasound at the yearly UCSF review course. A few years ago, I also started my own ultrasound teleradiology company.
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Radiology
Internal Medicine
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
None: They will give you screening form to assess for any possible contraindications but assuming three are none, its very very safe.
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
See below: Unfortunately, the degenerative changes are there to stay. The ligament may heal. I'm not sure. Hopefully an orthopedic doc will weigh in on that.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Many choices: This will vary from place to place and from doctor to doctor but will typically be a narcotic (for pain)and a benzodiazapene (for relaxation and amne... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
See below : 800 mg of Ibuprofen is the prescription dose. It is generally prescribed every 8 hrs. There are some contraindications and risks but in general it is ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Unfortunately: They can be pretty painful. Everyone reacts differently though. Recovery time is short.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
It shouldn't: There is no treatment. If it truly is a cyst. If it is an adenoma, then there is still no real treatment, but sometimes the doctor will check hormone... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Usually: But depends on how they did the scan.
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A female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Planned parenthood: They will have free tests if you can get there.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
No: You don't want to "flush out" gallstones. It's when they start trying to come out that they cause problems.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Yes: When you use the word cancer, it implies malignant. However, there are many tumors (abnormal growth of cells) that are not cancer/malignant.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Depends : It depends on how the transducer is oriented. By convetion, the left side of the screen is either toward your head or toward your right.
It would ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
No: If done correctly, shouldn't be off by more than 3 days or so.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Depends: It could be anything from a functional cyst that will resolve to a tumor. In the tumor category, there are benign and malignant tumors. If there is a ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Yes: It can definitely help. A ct with contrast is better. If you're worried about breast feeding with the contrast, its not an issue. The amount that is a... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Possibly: It would not be unlikely that they will monitor you a little more closely this time, but it may not add or change anything.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Takes time: It can take quite some time for the symptoms of bursitis to go away. What have you done for treatment.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
MRI: Another noninvasive test would be MRI with in and out of phase imaging.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
See below: A good book to get is the primal blueprint. It will teach you what you need to know. Teaches fundamentals of good but delicious diet and fun but not t... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Probably nothing: Anechoic means a cyst. Simple anechoeic cysts are benign. Mininal pelvicaliectasis is also of doubtful significance but somewhat depends on what is go... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Yes: The pathways for vision go through this area.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Very low: That's about as good as you can get if you're sexually active.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Sounds odd: Usually by 7 weeks you should see something but is it a 7 weeks sized sac or is that based on your lmp. If its a smaller sac, maybe your dates are off... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Not really: If they did the measurements correctly and the embryo is normal then it's very accurate.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Hard to say: It would be hard to say without actually seeing the images, but it's not unreasonable to get a surgical consultation.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
I've had a cold for over a month. now the lower sides of my ribs hurt. no fever. what could this be?
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
See below: If you've had a cough, it may be from constant coughing for several weeks.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
No: If your ultrasound and blood test are negative, there is something else causing your symptoms.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Depends : What it actually means is that the two fluid filled cavities in the brain called ventricles are slightly different in size. It is important only if o... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Category C: It is a category c drug animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
I just had a abdomanl ct scan done and was wanting to know if that would have showed a hiatl hurnea?
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Yes: It will often show it if you have one... The radiologist may not comment on it though. If they didn't mention it, have your doctor ask them to review... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Probably: Just by the odds. If 3 people say its normal and one says its not. Did anyone do a transvaginal scan?
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Hard to say: First off... How is your sleep? Are you getting at least 8-10 hours of good sleep... If so, i would get some hormone levels checked, especially thyro... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
US dates: The ultrasound dates are most accurate. If the us at "6 weeks" estimated that the baby was actually 6 weeks. You likely conceived about 4 weeks before... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
No big deal: Simple kidney cysts are very very common and benign. Prostate enlargement is also unfortunately very common. It can cause urinary symptoms. If it gets... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Not sure: Depmedrol can cause headaches. If they go away after stopping it, then that would be a good indication.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Yes: At 4 weeks on a 28 day cycle, you have technically not even really missed a period yet.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Yes and no: It will show the lumbar region but an x-ray will in itself not show nerve impingement. You would need an MRI for that.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Not normal: I would get this checked out by your physician asap. You need at least a cardiac evaluation.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Ambien (zolpidem): First off, good sleep habits are best for insomnia but if short term use for trips, etc, Ambien (zolpidem) is generally very good.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Depends: Your dates may be off. Growth restriction is pretty rare at this gestational age. Is this your first scan? I would get a follow up in several weeks. I... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Sounds reasonable: Sounds like they did a fairly extensive workup and the diagnosis is reasonable. If symptoms persist or worsen, however would return for followup. D... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Depends: The ultrasound is very accurate in first trimester. If you are actually going to be 14 weeks by ultrasound dating on may 16th, then you would subtract... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
Could be either: Depend on if they are enlarged as normal sized nodes are all over. I doubt they would have mentioned it though. If it is you and you're 29, then it ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Don't always go away: Sometimes the clot just becomes what we call "organized" meaning it stays there and isn't really at risk of causing an embolus but isn't completely go... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
??: Is liver gone because of spread of cancer or from something else? In either case, they may feel he is too high of a risk for surgery, but if the canc... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Essentially you can: Distinguish the two, but could depend on how well you see it. Any time you are pregnant and do not have an intrauterine pregnancy, then ectopic canno... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Yes: It tells whether your fallopian tubes are open or closed and gives a look at the uterus as well.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Common finding: It means there is some fluid in the tissues along the front of your knee. It can be caused be being on your knees a lot. Plumbers, carpet layers, hous... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Depends: On what the x-ray is ordered for. Standard x-rays are very low in radiation dose. If only a few x-rays need to be ordered in an adult, dose should no... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Depends: So sorry to hear that. Whether to continue with pregnancy is a very personal decision. Encephaloceles can have varying prognosis depending on severity... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 28 years experience
Probably not: 4 weeks 2 days pregnant essentially means that you just missed a period 2 days ago so generally on ultrasound you won't see anything. If there is trul... Read More
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Mar 13, 2013
Well trained, great answers, great job!
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Dr. Filly is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Filly is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have fax confirmation the MRI results were sent 4/29/13 7:23 and per my request faxed again today 4/30 at 2:10 and left msg still nothin.
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Thank you for your advice. I think that the contrast dye did cause a headache which morphed into a migraine. Now I just have to go to my headache specialist and find out
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I'm abt to repeat ultrasound nxt week doc. No, she hav'nt mnsioned about it yet. By the way what is ectopic or tubul pregnancy doctor? Thnx.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC
Graduated 1995MD
Residency
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Residency
STANFORD HOSPITAL
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Salinas, CA - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Second Place, Salinas, CA - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Salinas, CA - Winter
2013
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